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Show Sporting Squibs of All Kinds University of Michigan Is to have a $50,000 swimming pool. Casey Stengel Is one of the oldest players la the National league. It Is time for all the first-class football foot-ball teums to begin feeling blue; Another man has just succeeded In proving that the English channel Is Just a little bit too wide. The modern kid can compute a batting bat-ting average long before he decides that there Is no Santa Claus. The woman who keeps tab on the tennis and golf champions has a bard time getting any housework done. Of course, America's successful defense de-fense of the Davis cup will be Included In the nation's net gains for the year. Little Rock has produced some notable nota-ble center fielders for the majors. Speaker, Jacobson and Bins Miller and now Joe Connolly. The Pittsburgh National league club announced the purchase of William Hughes, pitcher, from the Rochester club of the International league. Eppn Rlxey of the Cincinnati Reds Is an expert chemist. The big southpaw south-paw will have something to occupy his mlfid when he concludes his baseball. The Terre Haute club has made It known that It will have a newly equlpied park next season, one that will nearer accommodate the growing army of fans. Hod Eller, turned back to Oakland by Mobile, was given his unconditional release by the latter club, whereupon he returned to his old haunts In Cincinnati. Cin-cinnati. A big help to the St. Paul Saints In their pennant drive has been Charley Dresscn. This white-haired youngster has not only played a great fielding game, but he has hit like a demon. |